Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-08
COMMON COUNCIL.
THg MONTHLY MsRTINa HELD YEsrER-
DAY LvEHING
Resolutions as to City Bonds Adopted
Ths Rollywood-sewer Nui-
sanes, 60 &C

The monthly meeting Of the Common
Council was held last night in the Coun-
Gil Chamber at o'clock. Present az
roll-call Messrs. Bethel president.
Archer. Bryan, Cutchins, Farmr, Fer
ritcr Hayes, Hudnall, Kaufelt, Bauf-
man, Molloy, Montgomery, Murphy,
Owen, Poraier, Pizzini, Splitter, and
Sullivan.
AIessrs. Kendler, Bowden. and Griffin
subsequently came in.
a motion to adjourn, made by Mr..
Owen, was lost.
STREET IMPROVEMENT.
The Street Committee recommended
that if W. p. aud r. T. Clyde would
give satisfactory bond for the perform
ancc of the work that the City Engineer
be authorized to pave with granite spllls
aud grade and curb Dock str ct extended
to Water street from Ash street to the
line whore Dock street iniercepts Elm
street with Ash street to Wharf street at
a cost not 20 exceed ~, 500. Upon the
payment of the amount the City Engi-
neer to be authorized to have the work
done and the City Engineer authorized
to have this amount put in the annual
budget to the credit Of the Clydes
Adopted.
HAULING.
The Street Committee also recommend
ed that the ordinance prohibiting heavy
wagons aud carts from running on GER
tain macadamized streets be repealed.
This ordinance applied to Grace and
Franklin, and some other streets west Oi
Ninth.
Referred to the Ordinance Commit
tee.
TIE POOR.
The Finance Committee recommended
the appropriation Of $1,000 to the Com
mittcr on Poor for expenditure among
those in need. agreed 20.
SODA wArEE.
The Grounds and Buildings Commit.
tee asked permission to rent for five
years from July J, 1883, the privilege TO
erect a soda-water fountain IN Monroe
Park. Agreed TO. The privilege is
given 10 A. c. Rockacharle, who will
place the fountain where the present
water fountain stands in the centre OF
the park.
STREET HANDS.
The Committee on Retrenchmcnt and
Reform submitted a report suggesting
that when the city strcet-hands report
for work in the morning aud answer
roll-call that they hc allowed pay FOR
full days work ii the weather is too in
clement to prevent them from working.
Agreed to.
CITY BONDS.
Mr.. Pizzini introduced m amended
ordinance providing that all bonds OF the
city hereafter issued, including All bonds
heretofore ordered 10y the Council but
not vet issued, may. ~ Mc djscrction Cl
Hc (OHi1titfcC On FjaGHcc. bear interest
at the rate OF or , per ccntum per an
mum. The amendments are in italic J
Adopted.
HOLLYWOOD SEWER.
Mr. Bethel offered a resolution pro-
viding that the Committee on Streets
and the City Engineer be requested TO
confer with the Board of Directors Of
Hollywood cemetery as TO the best
means Of constructing sewer tiGeugh
Hollywood cemetery from Linden
street to the river, and report at the
next meeting
/ Referred to tho Committee on Streets.
Adjourned.
For several years the Republicans
have been in hopeless minority. 1t
therefore became the duty Of thinking
men in the Republican party to devise
some plan to beat the Democrats, and
the coalition was the result, and We will
beat the Democrats out of their boots. --
Hon. IL s. Wise, Noccnbcr 9Th.